66 WAL Ten Q 7, Levens 9, Bettis 0, George 13, Harrison 19, Irvin, *Mare 15, *Tenn D 3
10 TAL Arz Q 0, JAnderson 0, RWatters 1, RSmith 0, FSanders 0, JJStokes 0, RCunningham 6, Oak D 3

And a very un-Talbot like team it is, having only scratched out 25 points so far this year. Last year the headlines were about Talbot scoring mega points and losing. He set the record with 60 in a loss, and then 64. At this writing, Talbot awaits word on the fate of first round pick Jamal Anderson, who injured his knee Monday night. The Tuesday vultures are circling.

16 JK GB Q 0, Alstott 6, Sharp 0, Calloway 0, Dyson 0, Toomer 0, Longwell 8, Den D 1
12 AB JAX Q 0, BAL D 0, Del Greco 6, Moss 0,TMartin 0, Rison 0, Means 6, Dunn 0

After only scoring 33 points in the first two weeks, AB is crying "No Moss"... as in "where is Randy Moss?". The first round pick has yet to dent the stat sheet. The other guys aren't making many dents either.

44 MOS SEA 12 TDavis B 6, Westbrook R 6, JSmith R 1, EMoulds R 0, JMorton 7 *Gramattica 8 ,*TB D 4
28 DP MIN Q 13 TBrown 0, CPickens 0, KMcCardell 0, KAnders 1, GHill 0, MHollis 10, GB D 4

How bad has it gotten for Peil...This bad: He finally gets a breakout week from one of his players, Kimble Anders, and Anders gets injured and is out for the year.

58 BUD WAS Q 18, ESmith 13, CDillon 0, SDavis 19, AFreeman 0, DScott 0, AVinatieri 7, Min D 1
46 OUT NE Q 24, FTaylor 0, EJames 7, CEnnis 6, JRice 0, YThigpen 6, M. Anderson - K 1, Sea D 1

Bud may have loaded his roster with Redskins as back-ups and bye week fill-ins to appease his sentiments. However, his favorite team is scoring all kinds of points. Stephen Davis had three scores before Outlaw finished the Sunday paper. Brad Johnson tallied three more as the 'Skins knew that no lead is safe.

Outlaw didn't stay down long as he rallied behind NE QBs throwing to Ben Coates. One problem, Coates was on Outlaw's bench. A Jacksonville RB was scoring on the ground... Another problem: it wasn't Fred Taylor, but James Stewart, subbing for the injured Taylor. Stewart also on Outlaw's bench. Hope was still alive on Monday with the score tied 45-all. Then it was Emmitt's turn.

35 CJ PIT Q 6, WAS D 12, Elam 5, CMartin 0, LHoard 0, TOwens 12, EMcCaffery 0, EG Green 0
23 STP Ind Q 18, Murrell 0, Williams 0, Jabbar 0, Conway 0, McDuffie 0, Vanderjagt 4, NYJ D 1

Jackson is secure because of the 18 teams that started 2-0 in division seasons, 12 made the playoffs.

Stroupe starts 0-2. Only 2 0-2 teams have ever turned it around and made the playoffs in division seasons. The last was Talbot last year. Stroupe isn't scoring enough to be Talbot. Regarding the pension plan, Stroupe has to feel proud that as of July 1, 1999, he was probably the most experienced 39 year old at IBM.

25 CZ SF Q 12, NKauffman 0, AReed 0, PPrice 0, TGlenn 1, GCrowell 0, SChristie 5, MIA D 7
8 BST NYJ Q 0, SBennett 0, CGarner 2, CCarter 0, KJohnson 0, JLewis 0, GAnderson 5, JX D 1

The long series between CZ and Best is now tied at 9 each. The patterns have been Best wins five, CZ wins five, Best wins one, CZ wins one, Best wins three, CZ wins three.

For Best it was only the second time in 167 BRFL games that he failed to score a touchdown. It was his lowest score since 1990, when he scored five points in a lost to Stroupe. It was also the first BRFL game in 22 weeks to feature a single digit score. The last: JK 50, Peil 8 in wk 13 1997.

East Division
JONES/KLINGMAN     2    0   0   65   58    2   0   0   MOS, AB
MOSAKOWSKI         1    1   0   90   77    1   1   0   DP
PEIL               0    1   1   49   65    0   1   1
BARRY              0    1   1   33   37    0   1   1

Central Division
WALLACE            2    0   0  130   52    2   0   0   BUD, TAL
DEITRICH           1    1   0  100  110    1   1   0   OUT
OUTLAW             1    1   0   80   73    1   1   0   TAL
TALBOT             0    2   0   25  100    0   2   0

West Division
JACKSON            2    0   0   75   44    2   0   0   CZ,STP
CZUPRYNA           1    1   0   46   48    1   1   0   BST
BEST               1    1   0   66   67    1   1   0   STP
STROUPE            0    2   0   65   93    0   2   0

Interesting that there isn't any 1-0 teams playing other 1-0 teams this week. We could either have parity, or several 2-0 teams. However the way I see it, Wallace, Outlaw and Jackson will be 2-0. Stroupe, Talbot and Bud 0-2 and the rest of us in between.

Last Week: I opened the season on a winning note. I was able to correctly forecast JK over MOS, Wallace's big week and Jackson winning easily. I missed my own game with Stroupe and thought Talbot would have opened stronger. 3-2-1

Mosakowski-Hale vs Peil

The Vikes offense received plenty of criticism for only scoring 17 points against Atlanta. To appease their fickle fans, look for them to open it up a little more at home vs the Raiders. This game recalls one played this very week 8 years ago in Peil's initial season. Jim Kelly threw a BRFL record 6 TDs and Peil still lost. He had little else to show. Expect MOS to sweat a little, but win against the QB team that won it all for him.

Jones-Klingman vs Barry

Here is a stat that sticks out like a sore thumb: Brett Favre is at his worst when playing in the Silverdome. Then there is the matter of the sore thumb. Expect the toe of Ryan Longwell to carry Green Bay. That's still OK for JK.

I actually had to look up who AB uses at QB. It's Jacksonville. They were actually outshined by the team AB had on the bench. Dallas, they of the 31 points last week.

The winner of this game has always scored over at least 43 points. The loser in all but one game has scored at least 38. JK lives by the shootout, dies by the shootout. Edge to Adam

Outlaw vs Deitrich

Deitrich has a dilemma: which QB to choose. Both Washington and Denver has good QB games in losing causes last week. Both match ups are on the road with Denver's looking a bit more favorable. Yet, Bud picked up Albert Connell indicating he may go with a Redskin based attack.

I like Outlaw to win this in a close game. Bud will be left to wonder if he will again end up into an 0-4 hole like last year - a victim of the schedule.

Talbot vs Wallace

Talbot's big back attack was flat on its back last week. His receivers faired poorly as well. His team has explosive possibilities, but his two key players, Jamal and the Arizona QBs face tough road tests. Talbot probably won't heat up until Arizona (as in the weather) cools down. The NFL doesn't schedule Arizona at home in the daytime in the September.

It's another big week for Wallace and another down week for Talbot.

Czupryna vs Best

This week the newspapers are filled with stories about the aging 49'er QB Steve Young: "Is it Time to Hang it up, Steve?" It seems that every time Young gets this kind of press, he comes out and has a monster game. And lookee here, he gets the Saints at home. The beneficiary of this anticipated windfall will be none other than CZ, a man who knows a thing or two about aging.

Best, post Vinny: Will he be wallowing in the Mirer? Best stuck with the Jets for at least this week. With Keyshawn, he still hopes they can be his bread and butter. Somewhere down the line he may have to jump on a "flavor of the week" QB.

This looks like a romp for CZ. He has a favorable QB situation and he has history on his side: Best has not beaten him in division play since 1988.

Jackson vs Stroupe